Archive for September, 2009

Should Sports Editors Forbid Their Writers From Helping ESPN Essentially Kill Newspapers?

Posted September 30, 2009, 11:45 am by Jason McIntyre (98 Comments)

It has been well-documented in recent months that ESPN is making a push into regional markets with websites like ESPNChicago, ESPNBoston and this week, ESPNDallas. According to Fox Business, “The push by ESPN is aimed at leveraging the company’s global name recognition into new ad dollars at the still-growing local level.” This is already working [...]

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Stafon Johnson of USC Injured in Weight-Lifting Accident

Posted September 29, 2009, 11:07 am by Jason McIntyre (44 Comments)

Stafon Johnson: USC’s leading scorer and 2nd leading rusher was seriously injured in a freak weight-lifting accident Monday. While bench-pressing with a spotter, he lost control of the bar and it landed on his neck. ” … surgeons had planned to realign Johnson’s larynx and they were hopeful that he would regain his voice. The [...]

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The Tough Task of Getting Your High-Profile Recruit to Pass on Big Schools For Your School

Posted September 28, 2009, 4:15 pm by Jason McIntyre (24 Comments)

Recruiting, Fathers, and Sons: Earlier this month, we mentioned how a  member of the Houston athletic department couldn’t get his kid to become a Cougar. Joseph Young opted for Providence. If you thought that was bad, there are Division I coaches who are struggling to recruit their own kid. Ray McCallum is a top 75 [...]

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Rampage Jackson Retired

Posted September 23, 2009, 3:00 pm by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (29 Comments)

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson announced his retirement from mixed martial arts and the UFC yesterday in a blog entry on his website. Jackson, 31, is walking away from the UFC to focus on his acting career. He is currently preparing for the role of B.A. Baracus in the new A-Team movie. If only it were that [...]

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Q&A with Hall of Fame QB Steve Young

Posted September 22, 2009, 3:00 pm by Jason McIntyre (165 Comments)

Former San Francisco 49ers star Steve Young is out promoting a new NFL Hall of Fame initiative, Fanschoice. The site lets fans vote – and write-in – who they think should be in the Hall of Fame. For now, the fans’ vote doesn’t count. Down the road, who knows. Our Q&A with the Hall of [...]

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Q&A with ESPN’s Joe Schad

Posted September 18, 2009, 1:45 pm by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

This week’s interview subject is Joe Schad, who is the national college football reporter for ESPN. Previously, he worked for the Orlando Sentinel and the Palm Beach Post. He’s all over ESPN’s various platforms, so he needs no introduction. We’d like to spend a special shout-out to Schad for actually providing a good photo. Below: [...]

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We’re Shocked: There’s Interest in Michael Jordan’s Young, Hot Model Girlfriend

Posted September 16, 2009, 12:15 pm by Jason McIntyre (56 Comments)

Michael Jordan’s Girlfriend: The cameras fell in love with her during Hall of Fame weekend. And predictably, the fans did, too. “According to Hot Trends, which measures searches that experience a boost in popularity, the term “Yvette Prieto” was No. 19, “Michael Jordan girlfriend” was No. 21 and “Michael Jordan’s girlfriend” was No. 38.” Faithful [...]

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